STEP EIGHT // Take your newly numbered, slightly smaller squares and pin them in position on your green felt tree – remembering to take seam allowance into consideration in their placement, particularly in regards to distance from the edge. This is a great spot to set up a production line with a couple of friends to lighten the ever so slightly repetitive load – remember teamwork makes the dream work! STEP SEVEN // Repeat step six 23 times with the rest of the pockets. Centre the felt number within the now smaller square and stitch it in place. Double fold the top edge in by 0.5cm each time, encasing the raw edge and top stitch down. Press the sides and bottom approximately 1cm inwards. STEP SIX // Take your first square to the ironing board. Channeling the, likely apocryphal, wisdom of Michelangelo when sculpting David: simply look at the felt and cut away everything that wasn’t numbers. We freehand cut out all 24 numbers with tiny bird scissors using black felt cut into 4cm strips. You could print out some templates for cutting out numbers. You could use a stencil and some fabric paint and stamp them on.
STEP FIVE // Prepare the numbers to affix to your pockets.
Take the time to arrange these squares in a pleasing formation on your tree and then take a photo or otherwise note down your preferred order. STEP FOUR // Cut out 24 8cm x 8cm squares out of assorted fabrics for the pockets. If you feel your materials will not hold shape you may also choose to cut out and iron on some interacting at this stage. STEP THREE // Using your paper pattern on the fold, cut out two trees, one in your green felt and one in your backing fabric. When you’re happy with your tree, cut out one side – if you want to save paper, or don’t have big enough pages, you can start by drawing a right angled triangle with a height of 60cm and a base of 30cm but this might make it harder to visualise the tree shape in its entirety during the drafting process. Don’t worry, you only have to get one side perfect as we will be cutting the pattern on the fold to achieve symmetry. You can go for the classic three tiers, or try for a more naturalistic tree shape. STEP TWO // Using that triangle as a guide, sketch out a Christmas tree shape. STEP ONE // Draw a triangle with a base of 60cm and a height of 60cm. Sewing machine and associated accoutrement LET’S GET MAKING! It’s also a great opportunity to use up fabric scraps, particularly ones that feature fun or festive patterns.ġ metre backing fabric – a stiff heavy weight canvas will help the calendar hold its shape while hanging – alternatively you could affix a strong iron-on interfacing to more lightweight fabricĪ healthy scrap pile – or some festive fat quarters This merry make has a few sections that can easily be split up between multiple people, making a fun group project for you and your loved ones. You can tuck some tiny treats in the pockets to sweeten the interminable days in December for the little people in your house, add little pieces of a puzzle or a toy that will be completed at the end, or maybe place little notes every night with challenges, heartfelt messages, trivia or jokes!
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Continue doing this until your whole chain is done.| By Peppermint | Christmas Countdown: How to Craft Your Very Own Advent CalendarĬountdown to Christmas and craft yourself a soon-to-be treasured family heirloom with the Peppermint Christmas Tree Advent Calendar! This hangable tree counts the days to Christmas, nestling a shining star in numbered pockets on its journey to the top of the tree. Slip another strip inside the circle and make another circle. Place the ends together to make a circle and add a piece of tape. Make sure you have enough for the number of days until Christmas. Then glue then on the face for the beard and add some to the hat.Īfter you have Santa’s face done, it’s time to make the paper chain! Cut strips of red and green paper, about an inch wide. Take a couple cotton balls and pull them apart to make pieces. Add eyes and cut out a red circle for the nose.
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